Thursday, July 19, 2012

UPM Producing LWC in Plattling


UPM is now selling matt and glossy lightweight coated (LWC) paper sheets from its Plattling mill in southeastern Germany.
After closing the 320,000 tonne/yr Albbruck coated mechanical paper mill in southwestern Germany at the end of January, UPM began transferring the site's two sheeting lines to the Plattling facility. The construction work for new buildings and the installation of the lines was wrapped up at the end of May and the first saleable paper sheets were produced at the beginning of June, UPM Plattling general manager Wolfgang Ohnesorg told PPI Europe.

Resolute Forest Products Statement on Woodlands

Resolute Forest Products Provides Clarity About its Woodlands Operations Near Barrière Lake, Quebec: (CANADA) In light of today's protest by members of the Algonquin First Nations in front of Resolute Forest Products' headquarters in Montreal, the Company wishes to provide clarity about its ongoing woodlands operations in the Barrière Lake area located in the Outaouais region of Quebec.

2011 Chinese Paper & Board Production Up 13.2%


As reported by the "Research Report on China's Papermaking Industry, 2012", in recent years, China becomes one of the countries with the quickest productivity increase in world’s papermaking industry. Since 2006, the production of China’s machine-made paper and paper boards maintains a steady increase momentum. In 2011, the production reached 110.34 million tons, with an increase of 13.24% YOY. 

China Cracks Down on Wastepaper Contamination


China’s London-based CCIC inspection agency has contacted exporters of material to China to remind them of the need to ensure that mixed paper sent to the country does not have contamination... and is rejecting shipments that do not meet those standards .
The action by CCIC comes after increasing awareness in China of the poorer material as well as tougher customs controls on the imports of overseas products ranging from scrap metal and waste paper... Others see the current crackdown as reflecting the weaker markets for exports with reduced prices and slower demand meaning that Chinese mills can be more choosy.

Lincoln Paper & Tissue Assessed Penalties


http://bangordailynews.com/2012/07/18/news/penobscot/ferc-claims-lincoln-paper-manipulated-energy-market-seeks-4-4m-in-penalties/?ref=latest
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is seeking $4.4 million in civil penalties plus $379,016 in “unjust profits” made by Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC, alleging in documents released Wednesday that the papermaker fraudulently manipulated the energy market with its participation in a load-response program five years ago.

Condé Nast to Restructure, Time Layoffs at SI


http://www.adweek.com/news/press/shake-cond-nast-corporate-sales-leads-layoffs-141823
Following months of rumblings about big changes at Condé Nast, the publishing giant seems to finally be making good on the predictions. Today, Condé confirmed speculation about major restructuring in its corporate sales department in an effort to integrate its print and digital sides.
Separately, Terry McDonell, editor of the Time Inc. Sports Group, announced layoffs of ~8% of a 210-person staff.
The group includes Sports Illustrated, Golf and SI Kids.

USPS Offering Holiday Promotion


http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/18/idUS171381+18-Jul-2012+PRN20120718
Designed to drive online product purchases by putting mobile-optimized promotional offers, coupons and catalogs into consumers' hands, the U.S. Postal Service's 2012 Holiday Mobile Shopping Promotion will offer online merchants an upfront 2 percent postage discount on Standard Mail and First-Class Mail letters, flats and cards (presort and automation) that include a mobile barcode or print/mobile technology — such as a QR code — that can be read or scanned by a mobile device and leads the mail recipient to a mobile-optimized shopping website. The promotion will run Nov. 7- Nov. 21, 2012.

Court Dismisses U.S. Claim

Canada wins softwood lumber case against the U.S.:
The London Court of International Arbitration has dismissed the complaint from the United States that accused Canadian exporters of violating the softwood lumber act. The 2011 complaint filed by the U.S. alleged that British Columbia was selling softwood at less than market value, given an increase in the harvest of low-grade timber.

UK Study; 90% of People Open Direct Mail


http://www.pr.com/press-release/427498
Direct Mail Statistics 2012 by Central Mailing Services:
An impressive 48% of the UK population responding to a direct mail piece they received in the past year.
9 out of 10 people open direct mail (FastMAP).
 75% of customers like receiving special offers and vouchers via direct mail (British Market Research Bureau, 2010).

Hearst Publishers on Chinese Magazine Market


http://www.pubexec.com/article/in-conversation-the-magazine-market-china/?params=print#
At the Yale Publishing Course this week, Publishing Executive had the opportunity to speak with a couple of attendees from China: Chris Hu, publisher of Elle Decoration, and Quentin Li, editorial director and associate publisher of Elle Men. Both Shanghai-based magazines were acquired last year by Hearst in its mega-deal with Hachette, with the changeover to new ownership completed in December.

Docucopies.com Refuses to Collect CA Sales Tax


http://www.piworld.com/article/docucopiescom-refuses-collect-california-sales-tax-online-printing-services/1
Docucopies.com, an online digital printing company, will stop collecting California sales tax effective immediately. The company recently opened a production center in San Luis Obispo, CA, which cut its delivery time from four business days to one on most of the West Coast. Unfortunately, its physical presence in the state makes Docucopies.com subject to California commerce laws that require the company collect sales tax from any customer whose printing products are delivered to California.
Previously the company, which is incorporated in Minnesota and has their headquarters in Wisconsin, only collected sales tax for work delivered to WIsconsin customers.
Docucopies.com’s management understands the state’s massive budgetary problems, but thinks collecting sales tax on e-commerce is the wrong way to solve them.

University Goes Digital


http://www.kspr.com/news/sns-ap-mo--missouri-press-20120716,0,4502406.story
University of Missouri officials say they're replacing the University of Missouri Press with a digital publishing operation... Nearly 5,500 people have signed an online petition in support of saving the press.

Reporting Loophole for Magazines

Apple and Amazon Deliver Loophole To Consumer Magazines: Sketchy sales data from Apple and Amazon have led to a new loophole for magazines whose circulation is checked by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The loophole will enable them to bolster the reported circulation numbers of a weak-selling issue with single-copy sales of better-selling issue.

Zimbio Buys Lonny Magazine

Zimbio Expands Portfolio With Lonny Magazine Acquisition: Zimbio Inc., parent company of Zimbio.com and StyleBistro.com, has a network that reaches an audience of more than 30 million global monthly readers across the fashion, beauty, celebrity and entertainment industries. The company will now be expanding into the interior design market with the acquisition of the home decor publication Lonny magazine.

Condé Nast’s Lucky Tries New Engagement Tool

Lucky Leverages New Community to Grow Digital Audience: With less than 10% duplication between print and Web audiences for Condé Nast’s Lucky, the digital side needs different products to keep its visitors engaged. Enter Appinions, a technology company whose products can spot the most influential online fashionistas and gather their posts and comments on a dashboard that lets users click through to read the entire post and other data around it.

AOL Names First CMO

AOL names Hunt CMO: AOL has named Jolie Hunt CMO, a new position at the online media company. Hunt was previously senior VP-global head of brand and public relations at Thomson Reuters. Prior to that, she was global director of corporate and business affairs at IBM Corp. In her new position, she will oversee AOL's global communications strategy, including internal and external communications, social media and corporate social responsibility.
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